Offering a broad range of Spanish-language literary texts from the Latin American and Spain, students will gain experience of academic, analytical, creative, aesthetic, reflective and presentation skills.
Spanish & Latin American Literature
Entry requirements
Normally a 2nd Class BA Honours degree with Spanish as a major subject. For international students for whom English is not their first language, an English language exam certificate showing IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) is required.
Duration
MHZ54 1 year or 2 years Part-time
Careers or further progression
Careers
The Higher Certificate in Spanish Literature enables graduates working as post-primary language teachers and other careers to engage with a substantial body of Spanish and Latin American Literature.
Further enquiries
Contact us about this course
Programme Director Professor Anthony John Lappin
Tel: +353 (0)1 7084725 / 4724
Email: Spanish.department@nuim.ie / anthony.lappin@nuim.ie
Website: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/spanish
Subjects taught
Incorporating distance learning and intensive workshops, it comprises a set of four 5-credit modules on which students will be examined by continuous assessment.
Application date
All applications should be made through the PAC system.
Course fee
In general, there are two levels of fees payable. EU students from EU countries including Ireland pay a subsidised level of fees for both taught courses and research programmes. Tuition fees for students from outside the EU are not subsidised and are thus somewhat higher than for EU students.
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Comment
Maynooth University is one of the main centres of research in the study of modern languages, literatures and cultures in Ireland, offering MA programmes and MLitt and structured PhD studies in each of the constituent disciplines. In addition to French, Spanish, German and Chinese; Dutch, Portuguese, Catalan and Breton are taught in the School. The SMLLC offers personal supervision and teaching by renowned experts in a wide variety of fields, innovative areas of research and a lively intellectual environment.
The Spanish Department is very research-active and has a number of international research collaborations with institutions such as the GREP (Grup de recerca en entonació i parla) at Universitat de Barcelona and the Hispanic Research Center at the University of Arizona. Spanish and Latin American Studies provides a supportive, stimulating environment to MA, MLitt and PhD students with an interest in Spanish and Latin American literature and culture, translation and linguistics. We welcome applications from students who have research interests in these topics, as well as Applied Linguistics, Argentine Literature and Argentine crime fiction, gender, Women's literature and popular culture, Latina/o culture, and Latin American cCinema.